The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-27
SEDALIA GOSSIP.

Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching" to St. Louis.
The G. A. r. boys appeared upon the
streets yesterday in their uniforms.
u. F. Short is erecting on elegant resi-
dence on North Engineer street, on the lot
adjoining his present home.
The lunch stands near union depot did
a thriving and paying business last night
and at early hours this morning.
Mrs. johnson, wife of E. E. johnson,
the clothier, is seriously ill. Friends are
hopeful for her early recovery.
John Keller failed to make his scheme
work before the jury Friday afternoon.
Perhaps the hen Matched the castor.
The G. A. r. post of Warsaw arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon, and left on
the 11:55 train last night for st. Louis.
"A passenger train left Kansas City at
nidnig ht last night-passing Sedalia at
4:30 this morning en- route to st. Louis.
Since Officer Kahrs has been abroad
with his little Ratchet and nails, the side
walks present an improved appearance.
The passengers Topped over in all sorts
of shapes and attitudes last night at the
union depot, awaiting for the delayed train
from the west.
The east bound mail was delayed yes
terday morning two hours at Pleasant
Hill, BY freight car that jumped the
track at that point.
The Salvation Army had a rousing
meeting last night, and seem determined
that they will do their share in the CONVEX
sion of souls. They are undoubtedly in
earnest.
AT o'clock this morning only thirty
excursion tickets had been sold at Union
depot for st Louis. The excursion tickets
were put on sale yesterday morning. The
fare is $5.65, the round trip.
Tonight railway travel towards St.
Louis will be considerably on the increase,
and then it will shift around the other way
when the Kansas City exposition opens.
The property of Albert Tesmer, on
Harrison avenue between Ninth and Tenth |
streets, was sold Friday to James McF adden |
by Van Ripper & Huffman, consideration,
81 200.
The city was alive with movers
wagons yesterday. Some were going east
and some west. The tented schooner had
their usual quota OF yellow dogs and faxen
haired kids.
-Hinsdale & Menefee yesterday sold a
car load of fine mules to Riley & Wolfort,
of st. Louis. They were bought to ship to
West India Islands, to be used on coffee
Plantations.
The Recording Angel has been kept
busy, no doubt recording "cuss words" the
past few days, uttered by undomesticated
husbands, while engaged in putting up |
stoves and stove-pipes.
The train from the west, due here at |
11:55 last night, did not arrive until lbs |
this morning. The Texas train arrived |
forty minutes late, but departed on time,
heavily loaded with excursionists from
Missouri and Kansas.
Engine No. 252, which was badly used
up In the wreck at Lamonte about three
nenths ago, when Engineer Sam Smith
was killed, has been rebuilt, and will take
its cid run tomorrow morning with the
fast mail from Sedalia to Kansas City.
"A. ]. Blair, the suctioneer, sold yester-
day all the stock and farming implements
IF Geo. Menefee, ten miles northeast of Sc
dslia. The prices were very fair. Mr.,
Menefee has rented his farm and moved to
the city, where he will reside in the future.
-LOST-Tickets numbers 70 and Is,
porlor chairs centre, for the performance
by Evans & Hoey, at the opera house Mon
day evening. These tickets are of special
value because they are on a direct line to
see ''Old Hoss and Me-" and the 'Tnnocent
Kidd" come and 60 of the stage.
A v;Id renort conee from, Cro;.L.. |
that there were four births in that unusual
conservative old town in one night last
week, The mayor started boy out at
once on the receipt of the news, with
pot of red paiot, and proceeded to embelish
the place in bright vermillion.
-"Get outen the rye, you slicktail pos
You can't ketch coon with apokeberry
blossom Pr
Said a customer to his druggist, when he ]
handed him bottle of iron bitters, in !
stead of Browns Iron Tonic-his favorite
Sold by Mertz & Hale.
"A dashing turn out runaway on West
Main street about nine o'clock Friday
night. 1t was double team, attached to ]
top buggy. The outfit collided with the
fence of John j. Lamm, at the corner of |
Prospect and Main street, and the buggy !.
vas upset. Mr.. Lamm succeeded In stop !
ping the team until the custodian arrived,
he name of whom was not learned. The I
driver lined that the team broke loose
rom where they were hitched In front of {
/ house, where he had called to see young ,
ady.